My daughter wants to start shaving her legs, she's 12 going to be 13 in Dec, but a friend of mine told me its better to wait till at least 15, because if you shave earlier the hair will grow back fast and you'll have to shave 3 times a week is this true?

That is an outright lie. Shaving does absolutely nothing to make hair grow faster or change any properties of hair, whatsoever.

Please allow your daughter to shave her legs. My mother made me wait until I was 13 and we moved to a new town in the meantime. I began to attend a Catholic school where I had to wear a skirt. I was the only girl who didn't shave and I was mortified. I never got over that embarrassment.

it doesnt matter when you start shaving it will grow back hairier. i suggest you either let her shave or wax them for her. when i was at school the girls with hairy legs got teased, so my mum waxed them for me, it only needed to be done every 6 weeks or so.

Aww, you should let her shave her legs. Thats not true at all. But you should give her proper instructions.

I have to say to please let her shave. When I was in 6th grade, I wore a skirt and some boy made a comment about my hairy legs, and man was I ever embarrassed. I wouldn't want any other young girl to feel like that.

Shaving won't cause it to grow back faster or thicker. thats a common misconception. Since you are not dealing with the root of the hair. it will grow the same rate. An d i would let her start shaving. i remember when i was 12 some guy made a comment on my legs and i was so embarrassed..

My mom wouldn't let me shave my legs until I was 13, which was a problem because I have always been very hairy -_- It resulted in me being called "Monkey legs", no I'm not kidding, for the entirety of my middle school career. Now, I am not so sensitive now as I once was, and indeed if someone called me monkey legs now I would laugh at them, but at the time it was very damaging.

The point is, if your daughter wants to start shaving, please let her, as leg hair can be very embarrassing.

Also, like I said, I started shaving at 13, and I only have to shave once every week and a half.

I beg of you, let her. Because, well... just let her. 15? Wow. Interesting...

I suggest that you not only allow it, but you should give her instructions on how to do it safely and properly.

By doing this you show her that she can come to you with something that she feels is important, and you will be able to show her support in a caring loving manner.

I cannot stress to you how important the 'small stuff' is in preparing for the 'big stuff' that will come later on.

It probably will grow back thicker than it is now because the hairs being shaved are finer and lighter than the hairs that will grow in, but that will be true if she starts shaving tomorrow or in 2 years. I started at 13 so 12 is a pretty average age.

I have been shaving my legs since I was 12... I still only have to shave them once every two weeks.... and I am 24.... but I am a redhead and my leg hair grows blonde... so it may be different. Your discretion is what really matters....

My daughter is 9 and has dark hair and also dark hairy legs and arms. She was teased at school during swimming lessons and called 'monkey. She told me other girls in her class shaved, and asked if she could. I didn't want to let her use a razor, so I bought her a wee ladyshave. I showed her how to work it then moisturise her legs and she was over the moon!

im 14 i shave my legs
i dont no about the hair part
but i would defiantly let her shave her legs
even if it does
people talk about people even if it stupid like that
i no im there in high listening to all the gossip

I started when I was eleven and I only have to shave my legs once a week. Let her shave her legs or else let her risk being embarassed

You tell her to use hydrogen peroxide thats what i use to make my hair lighter and when im 15 im shaving cuz im only 12 xD like her and it works ive been using this and my hair has been not showing unlike my friends theirs is showing except some dont

We are a modern family and my husband and I both shave our bodies
completely - I started in the 90s and my husband joined me ten years
ago.

We expect from our kids that they also keep their bodies well groomed,
not just underarms and legs, but also all pubic hair.

As the discussion already says, some start earlier, some start later, some
have thick black hair, some light blonde. We think that you should start
shaving/hairremoval, when you start to grow hair.

Our daughter, today 16, started at 11, our son, now 15, started shaving
last year.

Are there other families, who think like we think?

Sylvie

We are modern parents and shave ourselves, we also expect from our children that they are clean and well groomed and that they remove all body hair, not just legs, but underarms and pubic hair.

And that from the first hair on. Everyone is a little different, some start early, some have dark hair and strong, and some lighter blond. For children, the peer-pressure on the most important and strongest. I agree to remove hair from the beginning!

Our daughter, now 16, has started to shave with 11 and waxes today, our son, 14, shaves since last year.

What other families are like us?

-Sylvie

What kind of hair are we talking? If it's thin & sparse, I'd try to put it off. If it's thick and coarse, let the poor girl shave/wax/whatever.

Hair growing back thicker is a MYTH, hair is thicker closer to the root, so when you cut it and it grows back it LOOKS thicker, because its shorter, but is not :-) Let her shave it if thats what she wants :-)

From personal experience I can honestly say... Let her shave or wax immediately. Why? Well... here's a story of why I think you should. On my twelfth birthday I went through puberty rather quickly, having very thick, coarse hairs going on my legs and I even had a slight happy trail. I walked into school and during gym class a kid mocked me on my hairy legs and all the others chided in. I was very embarrassed. Not only that but I never really liked body hair on me so it was a relief when I started shaving. From that day on I have been shaving. I usually have to shave once between two week intervals. My advice? Buy a good razor.

And just so everyone knows I am a heterosexual male...

I allowed my daughters to start shaving at 13...It just depends on the the growth of hair on her legs....You was a teen once,just look,and make your desision then...;-)